Samsung Galaxy J3 vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J3

Samsung Galaxy J3

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Samsung Galaxy J2

Samsung Galaxy J2

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Samsung Galaxy J3 or Samsung Galaxy J2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J3 Samsung Galaxy J2
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Release date 2015, November 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm | 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.8 in 136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm | 5.37 x 5.37 x 2.72 in
Weight 138 g | 4.87 oz 129 g | 4.55 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold White, Black, Gold
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 349 h
Talking time - Up to 22 h
Music play - Up to 77 h
Talking time - Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 41 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.7" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.2% 64.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 234 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.2, AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, AF - USA
-5 MP, AF, f/2.2
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP (USA)
5 MP, f/2.2 (all other regions)
2 MP, f/2.2
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) or Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Spreadtrum SC9830
- Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - USA
- Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - USA
- Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-400
Mali-T720 - USA
Mali-T720
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 80
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 261
GeekBench 4 Single Core 441 406
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1159 1120
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 740 702

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)Nano-SIM (USA models only) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J200G, J200GU, J200F, J200Y 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - J200H
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J200F 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J200G 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - J200GU 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - J200Y
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes (market dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.0/4.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.12 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording (mark FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: J320FN (Europe); J320F (EMEA); J320F/DD (India); J320A (AT&T); J320P (Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Boost); Galaxy Amp Prime (Cricket); Galaxy J3 V (Verizon); J320M (LATAM); J320G (Asia). Also know

- Versions: J200F (UAE, Turkey); J200Y (New Zealand, Taiwan); J200G (India, Indonesia); J200H with no LTE (South Africa, Kazakhstan); J200GU (Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand) Also known as Samsung Galax

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